Recharge Wrap-up: U of M wins Solar Challenge, family attempts record-breaking e-bike ride Are you an aspiring New or Used Car Buyer looking for your dream car? Visit Cars4sa.co.za Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Solar, Chevrolet, Zap, On Two Wheels, China, Racing The University of Michigan Solar Car Team has won the 2014 American Solar Challenge. It is the teams eighth national championship, its fifth in a row, and its first using Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software. The race took place over 1,722 miles and seven days traveling across eight states. The teams car, called Quantum, outpaced the nearest competitor by four hours. Looking forward, Michigan Solar Car Project Manager Pavan Naik says, The switch to Siemens tools will give us the ability to model and simulate everything and truly allow us to optimize the performance of our new vehicle. As we start on our quest to win the World Solar Challenge in 2015, well be leveraging a full complement of PLM solutions. Read more in the press release below.The EcoCar3 competition, in which teams will convert Chevrolet Camaros into hybrid electric cars, begins in September. The various college teams will have four years to lessen the cars environmental impact as much as possible while maintaining performance and, of course, that cool Camaro design. EcoCar3, which is put on by the US Department of Energy and General Motors, kicks off with a workshop in Novi, Michigan from September 16 - 18. Read more at the DOE website at the dedicated EcoCar3 site or watch the announcement video at our previous post.Zap and Jonway Auto are shifting to a high rate of EV production. Zap already has two lines creating the Urbee EV to met demand, and is switching over a third to make electric minivans and SUVs. The company aims to produce 30,000 EVs by 2015 for the Chinese market. Zap says it has a backlog of 25,000 Urbee orders. Read more in the press release below.A family of four hopes to make a world record-breaking, 6,000-mile electric bike journey this fall. The family, which recently drove from Argentina to Montana in a pickup with a camper, will ride from Montana to Maine, then down the East Coast to Florida in an attempt to break the record for longest electric bicycle ride. Theyll use two bikes. The Father, Thomas, will ride one of the bikes carrying one of the children, while the rest of the family rides in a support vehicle, with the mother, Dylan, riding the second bike when they can find others to drive. They have started a crowdfunding campaign for some of the equipment needed to document the trip. See the video below or read more at Treehugger. Continue reading Recharge Wrap-up: U of M wins Solar Challenge, family attempts record-breaking e-bike ride Recharge Wrap-up: U of M wins Solar Challenge, family attempts record-breaking e-bike ride originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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